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Chief Election Officer declares candidates elected

April 9 2025 –

Today, the City of Vancouver’s Chief Election Officer declared elected two candidates with the highest vote totals in the April 5 by-election for two City councillors. 

The newly elected City councillors will serve for approximately a one-and-a-half-year term before the next municipal election in 2026. 

Official elected candidates

Office of Councillor (2 elected):

  • ORR, Sean - COPE: 34,448  
  • MALONEY, Lucy - OneCity: 33,732 

Voter turnout

67,962 Vancouverites cast ballots, reflecting voter turnout of 15.1% of the 450,492 registered voters in the City of Vancouver. 5430 vote by mail ballots were cast which accounts for 8.0% of the voter turnout, up from 3.9% in the 2022 General Election. 

Swearing-in ceremony

Sean Orr and Lucy Maloney will be sworn into City Council at a swearing-in ceremony the morning of April 15. The ceremony will be livestreamed from Council Chambers starting at 9:10am. The ceremony will be followed by their first Council meeting at 9:30am. 

Vancouver residents may watch the swearing-in ceremony at City Clerks YouTube